The Greenville times., 1887-01-01
OVER TIE STATE.

Harvey and Townsend Moss,
two of WnOna's industrious boys,
went to the swamp in October,
and in less than two months piek-
ed cotton to the amount of an even
hundred dollars, and brought
home with them sixty-fve dollars
clear and above all expenses.
They did this while dozens of other
boys were loafng around town,
not earning their salt. They are
to be commended for their manly
conduct, and it is a good example
for lazy bOys.-WinOna Advance.
Mr.. James Surget was unable to
get accommodations for his string
ofrace horses On the steamer I.
p. Leathers Wednesday night, and
so had to send them to New Or.
leans by rail yesterday. Their pa
rade down Main street to the n,
j. & G. depot attracted much at
tention, and the beautiful animals
elected much admiration from all
who saw them.
There was big rush of cotton
to the city again yesterday, but we
think it about exhausts the crop
of the present year in the county.
Several planters told us that they
had brought in their last bales,
and had no more of the staple to
market. From all indications the
crop of Adams county this season
will not reach one-half of what it
is ordinarily, but we believe that
more corn and food stuffs have
heen raised this year than usual,
aud this will in q measure make
up for the short crOp.-Natchez
Democrat.
Last Sunday morning as the
special on the Little j had reached
a trestIe.work near Lowenburg, in
this county, on its way out from
Natchez, q man was seen on the
track, but too late to stop the train,
which passed over him, killing him
instantly. The unfortunate was
an old colored man named Holly
Oddleton, and "a cripple. 1t is
supposed that he fell on the track
and was unable to rise, as he was
seen to wave his hand just before
the train passed over his body.
Another theory is that it was a
case of suicide, as his wife states
that the old cripple was very de.
spondent that morning, and bid
her goodbye, if he didn't see her
again.-Fayette Chronicle.
The most serious affair occurr.
ing in Raymond during the last
twenty years was that which trans.
pred about Z O'Clock Thursday
morning, being the shooting of
Mr.. Andrew B. Sivley, by A. G..
Adams, jr. The circumstances
are these; There was some mis-.
understanding between the two
about gun, the same having oc.
CURED about a week ago. Early
Thursday morning Mr.. Sivley en-
tered Adams store. What oe.
Cured no one knows positively
save the two, only that Mr.. Sivley
was found by those who hurried
in, to have been shot twice. Once
in the left side of the neck, the
ball passing around aAd lodging in
the left shoulder; also in the left
temple, the ball being supposedly
in the head at the base of the
skull. Adams was arrested, and
after hearing before Justices II.
IL. Heard and Geo. w. Harper,
sitting EN- banc was remanded to
Jail, without bail to await the re
suit of Mr.. Sivley's wounds. Ray.
mond Gazette.
L., n. o. 81 T.R. r. Co.,,
vs..
PoMPEY HIGGINS.
Appeal from the Circuit Court OF
Warren county. Hon. Ralph
North, Judge.
Murray +. Smith, for the appel
ant.
j. NJ. Gibson, for the appellee.
Pompey Higgins bought q ticket
at Vlcksburg from the Louisville
New Orleans and Texas Railroad
Company. He boarded a freight
train of the company and was car
: ried nearly three. .fourths of mil,
!. : beyond the usual stopping pIac,
= at Narrenton. He requested thC
q conductor to back the train t,
Warrenton, which the conductor
IN harsh manner, refused to do
higgins then got out and walked
s. back, the night being dark ant
ralney, and the place where he 90
out wet and muddy. He thel
brought this action against tn,